Month: June 2016

UPDATED with 5 new pictures.
I just added 4 new cat platforms to the upstairs hall. That makes a total of 25 platforms I’ve built in the past 3 years. TWENTY FIVE. If that doesn’t earn me Crazy Cat Lady status I don’t know what will! OK, maybe walking down the street with a shopping cart full of cats… *shudder*. This past weekend I put the finishing touches on 4 new platforms surrounding the girl cave doorway.

One of the things on my 2016 Projects list is to paint the border of the 3 way-up-high windows on the back of our house. I want them white to match the 9 replacement windows we had put in last August.

All I can say is: It’s freaking amazing to have working lights in the back yard!!! I’ve lived in the condo since 2012. For the first 2 years, I didn’t even realize the ugly black things stuck to the wall in the back yard were the remnants of old flood lights. Last year I finally recognized them for what they were, and this year I did something about it!

One of the projects on my 2016 Projects list is to install lights in the back yard where there have always been two weird black receptacles. I decided to see what was under the receptacles – better to find out what’s underneath before going any further. After work I got my ladder out, climbed up, and used my voltage tester to see if there was any electricity running to the receptacles. Nothing. Dammit!

Another item from my 2016 Project List done, albeit not a very exciting one. The original metal back door that goes from the yard into the living room has always been ugly brown on the inside and outside. Now it’s black on the outside and white on the inside to match our other doors.

Two weeks ago we hosted some very special visitors: Daniela Braun and her husband Joachim Braun. They hail from the Stuttgart area of Germany. It was wonderful to meet them! Joachim has been to the US many times, but it was Daniela’s first trip. Apparently New England is very different from Southern Germany! We did so many things while they were here, including the New England Aquarium, the Crane Estate, Salem, Rockport, and Walden Pond.

NINE DARK MOONS

I am ALISON, aka Nine Dark Moons. Welcome to my little corner of the world! I hope you will stay a while & read some stories about my DIY projects, my creative exploits, and the adorable animals that cross my path.